STEAL. Salary Cap Fantasy Football

Sean presents his "Four V's of Roster Construction" (5:50) before he and Tim present four team case studies ripe with salary cap lessons: “The Empty Cupboard” (16:04) “The Fizzled Veteran” (23:41) “The Rebuilder” (36:19) “The Unquenchable Hole” (43:58) Put some positive into the world! Share your rating and review, then check out The STEAL Pod Facebook group .

Sean and Tim are back to help you figure out if you should push your chips in, hold a fire sale, or hold steady half way through the season. The Four "D's" of evaluating your team (6:10) Trading Strategies (25:32) Case Study #1 (31:18) Case Study #2 (41:32) Join the conversation on The STEAL Pod Facebook group !

Sean and Tim examine what the ACL injuries to Mike Williams and Nick Chubb mean for Josh Palmer and Quentin Johnston (3:57), and Jerome Ford, Kareem Hunt, and Pierre Strong (8:58). Then the guys take a second look at some takes they're nervous about after a few weeks of NFL action. Will they have take lock or walk back their earlier takes? Listen in to find out! D’Andre Swift moving to Philly...

Football is back! Sean and Tim dig into the stats from each game to uncover surprises and separate the anomalies from the emerging trends. Eagles vs. Patriots (5:51) Lions vs. Chiefs (12:51) Ravens vs. Texans (21:31) Falcons vs. Panthers (26:34) Browns vs. Bengals (32:13) Buccaneers vs. Vikings (36:06) Jaguars vs. Colts (39:59) Saints vs. Titans (45:11) 49ers vs. Steelers (51:02) Commanders vs. Ca...

Sean and Tim kick back after an offseason of scouting rookies, considering contracts, and prepping for auctions to riff on the NFL storylines they'll be keeping an eye on, and predicting the best of the best this season. AWEFFLe rookie draft/auction review (3:26) Top 10 NFL storylines to watch (10:44) The best player/rookie/breakout at each position (29:33) Predicting the end-of-season NFL awa...

Have just a little cap space left at the end of your free agent auction? Sean and Tim serve up 11 guys worth a low-salary dart throw. Sam Howell (4:11) Desmond Ridder (8:53) Ryan Tannehill (11:36) Ty Chandler (15:03) Zamir White (19:25) K.J. Osborn (22:20) Parris Campbell (27:20) Van Jefferson (30:57) Tyler Higbee (37:18) Jake Ferguson (39:28) Zach Ertz (40:48) Share your minimum salary auction gr...

Sean and Tim scoured ADP lists to find 7 productive veterans that are being vastly undervalued by the salary cap community. Jared Goff (6:39) Miles Sanders (12:10) Calvin Ridley (20:43) Tyler Lockett (34:45) Amari Cooper (41:55) David Njoku (48:10) Evan Engram (53:07) Add your underrated players on The STEAL Pod Facebook group !

Tim shares his takeaways from a visit to Vikings training camp (1:49) before Sean joins in to discuss the first taste of football this season in the Hall of Fame game (4:50). Then the guys consider a list of players they would be happy to roster, but not at their current prices. Daniel Jones/Dak Prescott/Lamar Jackson (9:58) Nick Chubb (20:45) Saquon Barkley (26:53) Amon-Ra St. Brown (37:28) Pat F...

Sean and Tim weigh in on the state of the running back position (4:00) before revealing their stances on six guys entering season number four. Michael Pittman Jr. (10:48) Jonathan Taylor (22:20) Jerry Jeudy (32:16) Tee Higgins (43:31) Cam Akers (54:33) Cole Kmet (1:07:26) Put something positive into the universe! Share your rating and review, and join the conversation on The STEAL Pod Facebook gro...

Sean and Tim break down the DeAndre Hopkins signing in Tennessee (4:34) before dispensing relationship advice on six players entering their third pro season. Kyle Pitts (13:01) Travis Etienne (23:53) Nico Collins (33:36) Rashod Bateman (43:35) Rhamondre Stevenson (51:43) DeVonta Smith (1:00:07) Thanks to those of you that have rated the show recently! Share your rating and review to help grow the...

Sean and Tim tackle a free-agent auction strategy question from The STEAL Pod Facebook group (0:49) before diving deep on six players entering their second pro season. Who deserves a long-term contract? Who is a trade target? Who is a sell while you still have the chance? Brian Robinson (8:55) Jahan Dotson (17:14) Wan’Dale Robinson (24:42) Treylon Burks (32:00) Chigoziem Okonkwo (39:14) Greg Dulci...

Sean and Tim put pieces of the puzzle together for a clearer picture of the trades and free agent signings this offseason. These questions and more answered in this episode of STEAL: Is Devante Adams still a WR1 with Jimmy Garoppolo? (3:04) Will D'Andre Swift live up to the hype in Philly? (16:59) Does Darren Waller still have it going on with the Giants? (25:20) Will Elijah Moore turn over a...

With the largest in-studio cast ever, Farhan and Justin join Sean and Tim for a conversation about getting ready for the free agent auction in a salary cap league. The path meanders, but the content is a straight line to success! Overview (3:48) Assumptions in salary cap vs. other formats (4:45) Determining the tipping point for cutting a player (8:18) Free-agent auction preparation and execution...

Dr. Bjorn Westgard makes the rounds with Sean and Tim to forecast the health and availability of 10 players with puzzling injuries, and to highlight some of the cutting-edge treatments being used to ready them for training camp. Tyjae Spears (3:01) JK Dobbins (9:37) Javonte Williams (17:25) Tony Pollard (23:06) Dalton Kincaid (27:47) Jaxon Smith-Njigba (31:40) Kyler Murray (36:50) Jimmy Garoppolo...

Jonny from Detroit joins Sean and Tim to wrap up the 2023 rookie season. This episode features STEAL's top-16 wide receivers. Does Jaxson Smith-Njigba take the top spot? Who comes in at #2? Rookie wideout #6 surprised the guys, will he surprise you? Does Rashee Rice rank in the single digits? The answers to all these questions and more in this episode of STEAL. Find more rookie rankings, conve...

Jonny, Sean, and Tim rank this year's class of rookie tight ends. How fall did Michael Mayer and Darnell Washington fall? How high did the "Lukes" rise (Musgrave and Schoonmaker)? Which late day-three guys snuck into the top-10? The answers are within... More rookie rankings and conversation on The STEAL Pod Facebook group !

Sean, Jonny, and Tim rank the rookie quarterbacks this week. Their opinions vary widely on CJ Stroud and Will Levis, aka Billy Jeans. They also have very different takes on free home theater equipment, and cake vs. gravy vs. gravy pie. Confused? Press play and all will be made clear. For more rookie rankings and conversation, join The STEAL Pod Facebook group .

Jonny, Sean, and Tim come to a consensus on the rookie running backs in this class... Well, consensus rankings anyway! They argue their differences and offer up potential veteran trade targets for picks in upcoming rookie drafts. Join the growing community on The STEAL Pod Facebook group for more rookie rankings and conversation.

Tim starts the show with a blockbuster nickname revelation! Then he and Sean finish up film season with profiles on guys that went surprisingly high in the NFL draft, or have enjoyed some buzz since the big weekend. Who is worth a closer look? Brenton Strange (4:40) Tucker Kraft (12:58) Jake Moody (23:53) Tre Tucker (27:58) Cameron Latu (36:41) Tyler Scott (44:08) Justin Shorter (53:54) Puka Nacua...

Jonny from Detroit and Cooley from KC join Sean and Tim to talk some rookie draft strategy, and test their rankings in a two-round rookie mock draft. Some surprises popped up through the chalk; listen in to find out who rose to the top, and who plummeted down their boards. Find rookie rankings, mock drafts, and conversations on The STEAL Pod Facebook group !

Sean and Tim share their analysis of the landing spots for top prospects in this year's rookie class. Find rookie rankings and conversation on The STEAL Pod Facebook group !

What we've all been waiting for: Sean and Tim - Uncut! Uncensored! Unabridged! OK, maybe that's not what we've been waiting for, but that's what we get this week. The big rookie wide receivers deserve a big episode, and they got it. Which ones will rise to the occasion? Listen in to find out! Quentin Johnston (5:00) Cedric Tillman (20:52) Xavier Hutchinson (36:30) Andrei Iosivas (4...

STEAL covers salary cap from A to Z! Sean and Tim prove it this week with analysis of rookie "Z" wide receiver prospects. Some comparisons tossed out in this episode include Keenan Allen, Darnell Mooney, Jerry Jeudy and DeSean Jackson. Who matched which comp? Jordan Addison (3:49) Jalin Hyatt (15:50) Rashee Rice (30:00) Kayshon Boutte (36:07) Rakim Jarrett (52:06) Jayden Reed (58:40) Mic...

Sean and Tim start their rookie wide receiver breakdowns with the unsung heroes of the receiving corps - the slot guys. They see shadows of Tyreek Hill and Antonio Brown, but also Russell Gage and WanDale Robinson. Make sure you're on the right side of those decisions come rookie draft night! Jaxon Smith-Njigba (5:44) Zay Flowers (19:46) Josh Downs (29:02) Nathaniel “Tank” Dell (42:00) Marvin...

Sean and Tim take on tight end prospects in this episode of STEAL. The top of their lists are in an order that might surprise you. Some comps for these guys were Mo Alie-Cox, Zach Ertz, Evan Engram, Greg Dulcich, George Kittle, and Kyle Pitts (!). Which one is which? Listen in to find out! Michael Mayer (6:55) Dalton Kincaid (15:01) Darnell Washington (23:27) Zack Kuntz (32:13) Luke Musgrave (39:2...